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Infraorbital foramen
The infraorbital foramen is an opening on the front of the maxilla below the orbital rim. The infraorbital nerve, artery and vein emerge here; the nerve supplies sensation to the lower eyelid, upper lip and part of the nose and cheek.
Location
On the anterior maxilla below the orbital rim: the exit of the infraorbital nerve, a continuation of V2.
Source: OpenStax: The skull · NCBI: Trigeminal nerve
Related structures
Maxilla · Infraorbital nerve · Maxillary nerve (V2)
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